Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [be] grateful [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a great deal to be grateful for . |
| 2 | Charles Luker then gave a speech of reminiscences stressing the need to be grateful for ‘ those who had formed the Club and those who had kept it going for its first 50 years ’ . |
| 3 | It seems an odd thing to be grateful for . |
| 4 | At least there was one thing to be grateful for . |
| 5 | One thing to be grateful about from my point of view … that Yorkies are n't the size of Rottweilers ! |
| 6 | Many locals had had good reason to be grateful to him when times had been hard . |
| 7 | Many others had reason to be grateful to the Quakers for refusing to give up their mission to help refugees . |
| 8 | You 've reason to be grateful to me . |
| 9 | The continuing electoral hegemony of the Conservatives rested not only on the division of the anti-Tory vote between Labour and Liberals , but also on the fact that large numbers of manual and white-collar workers , benefiting from the rapid growth of new industries , services and housing in the Midlands and the South of England , felt that they had good reason to be grateful to the Government . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , when it came to seeking allies in Congress , Carter 's position was much weakened , first , by the fact that so few members had any reason to be grateful to the president for their election and , second , because he had so conspicuously run against the existing political order which included , of course , Congress . |
| 11 | The Essex team had reason to be grateful to the weather when a down-pour at the Southend Spring Festival ( 16 May ) brought crowds into the covered area just in time to watch them perform . |
| 12 | By the time the timpani signalled a perky rapprochement of the Chichester Psalms and the Young Person 's Guide , having long ago left Berg behind , there was every reason to be grateful for the consistent vigour of the solo writing and to admire Zukerman 's unstinted flair in putting it across . |
| 13 | Today the wall serves as a safe guide back to civilisation in mist or unkind weather and lost souls on Gragareth have good reason to be grateful for its existence . |
| 14 | Another reason to be grateful for all the publicity and discussion about child abuse is that former victims are seeking treatment at a far earlier age than was previously the case and therefore are able to go on and live a normal life once that treatment is complete . |
| 15 | In time of crisis , the West will have reason to be grateful for its defences . |
| 16 | Save The Children Fund and children throughout the world have every reason to be grateful for her unstinting efforts . |
| 17 | At the begining of the second half England again had cause to be grateful as a marvellous five-man move graced by Tarasiewicz 's stunning volleyed pass ended with Ziober drifting a benign shot over . |
| 18 | He referred to Inwood , whose name was to be kept alive at the new hospital , and which had been likened to a ‘ five star hotel ’ , and where patients had particular cause to be grateful to the town 's GP 's who were so conveniently on hand at the Health Centre . |
| 19 | But the poor had cause to be grateful to the railways too , in particular for their supplies of fresh fish . |
| 20 | JIM Boyden , another well remembered North-East MP , has particular cause to be grateful to the NHS . |
| 21 | There must be very many such incidents in which his influence has made itself felt in the West Riding ; and many staff and children who , without knowing it , have cause to be grateful for his work for them . |
| 22 | But it must be said that both Liverpool and Everton have cause to be grateful for the Moores ' family millions . |
| 23 | Later , I had cause to be grateful for that clause . |
| 24 | The truth was , she had a lot to be grateful for . |
| 25 | Having systematically run down and denigrated public services since 1979 , they now expect the country to be grateful for being offered lower standards of service than we used to enjoy , and ones that are derisory in the light of what is enjoyed in many other European countries . |